Smith's Grove Sanitarium is a mental health facility and detainment center for the criminally insane. It is located 150 miles north of the town of Haddonfield in the state of Illinois.
History[]
In November 1963, young Michael Myers was taken to Smith's Grove after the brutal murder of his older sister Judith. Just after he turned seven, he met child psychologist Doctor Samuel Loomis. Myers would soon become the driving force behind Loomis' career. The child was a blank, emotionless slate to Loomis, never speaking, barely even moving. Sam recognized the deep-rooted trauma in the boy's psyche and knew that special treatment would be required if he were to ever help him.
After spending eight years trying to reach him, he now committed himself towards making sure that Michael Myers never saw the light of day ever again. Acting as Michael's gatekeeper became an obsession with Loomis. He no longer regarded him as a human being, but as a monster and devil, the living epitome of pure evil.
In 1978, Michael, now 21, broke out of Smith's Grove, setting several other patients free as well. Loomis and his colleague, Marion Chambers, had arrived at the facility only moments after Michael's escape prompting Loomis to cry out, "He's gone! The evil is gone!" Loomis exchanged words with hospital administrator Terence Wynn, all but blaming him for the lax security measures employed by the hospital staff.
Film appearances[]
- Halloween (1978)
- Halloween II (1981)
Comic appearances[]
Staff members[]
- Doctor Samuel Loomis
- Marion Chambers
- Terence Wynn [1]
- Doctor Rogers [2]
- David Loomis